Talis Biomedical Announces Leadership Transition

MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Talis Biomedical Corporation (Nasdaq: TLIS), a company dedicated to advancing health equity and outcomes through the delivery of accurate infectious disease testing in the moment of need, at the point of care, today announced that Rob Kelley, the Company’s current Chief Commercial Officer, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer and Director, effective immediately. Brian Blaser has stepped down from the positions of President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, due to personal matters.

About Rob Kelley
Mr. Kelley has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the biotechnology industry and has served as the Company’s Chief Commercial Officer since September 2020. Before Talis, Mr. Kelley was Vice President, Sales and Commercial Development of Genalyte, Inc., a healthcare analytics and point-of-care diagnostics company. Prior to Genalyte, Mr. Kelley served as Vice President, Marketing of Cardiff Oncology, Inc., a publicly held liquid biopsy company (formerly Trovagene, Inc.). Earlier in his career Mr. Kelley held various positions of increasing responsibility with Illumina, a publicly held biotechnology company, including Global Sales Manager for clinical applications of Next-Generation Sequencing and Director, Market Development, New and Emerging Opportunities. Mr. Kelley received a B.S. in Biology from Duke University and an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

About Talis Biomedical
Talis is dedicated to advancing health equity and outcomes through the delivery of accurate infectious disease testing in the moment of need, at the point of care. The company plans to develop and commercialize innovative products on its sample-to-answer Talis One Test System to enable accurate, low cost, and rapid molecular testing. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for use of the Talis One COVID-19 Test System in a variety of healthcare settings. For more information, visit talisbio.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
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